Fellow veteran cyclist, thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts with us. I am guilty of multi bicycles buyer, trying to compensate for the extreme lack of means to get racing bicycles back in the 1970's, always wanted the Raleigh Pro bicycle, with the coveted Reynolds steel tubing, a beauty to behold, masterpiece of British engineering ingenuity.
I had a Dawes racing bike with a Reynolds 531 frame. It cost me my entire first year’s student grant in 1979. Second day I owned It rode it to university and padlocked it to down pipe outside the main building. Came outside at lunchtime and it was gone. I’d love to meet the thief. It would be his last day on Earth 😏
Can I just say as someone that has about 12-14 bikes (depending on how you count them, projects etc ) I think you are completely missing the point , you're spending all this money on overpriced gimmicky crap, half of it out of China only to have a load of repair bills and disappointment , you have to see past the marketing otherwise you're just having the wool pulled over your eyes and at the mercy of the grim reaper who will always tell you you cant be happy unless you have in your words 'the latest and greatest', its about enjoying the day, being with friends , exploring new places, I met a bloke the other day in the pub , he'd bought a £250 bike from decathlon and cycled from UK to Greece on it, I worked with a Welshman that had cycled all round Wales during lockdown on some crappy old Raleigh , I was totally humbled. I mostly have old steel racers so that is different ball park to mtb but equally I swapped a second hand racer that owed me about £130 ( would have cost new at least a grand) for a Univega 24 speed full suspension mountain bike , ok a few years down the line the forks snapped in half when my son was riding it but we replaced them with something better and I/ we will continue to use that bike for years to come with no more than brake pads, a chain and few other bits to keep it on the road. I could go on and on but will leave you with the cost of my '86 Geoffrey Butler Reynolds bike , Campagnolo super record over 40 years , 50 p a week and its been over the highest passes in Europe , get back to basics , you don't need an expensive bike to get all of the benefits of cycling, fresh air ,fitness, adventure, friendship etc. Good luck and plan some good adventures mate on something simple. What about a video on each of your bikes, invite comments etc from your viewers..
@@lanceblack888 Am sure there are video's on here of the museum in Lombardy, Italy that has Fausto Coppi's Bianchi. I've got several old steel bikes including a 1960's Cinelli corsa B that could be used in the retro scene but I call it a dark art finding stuff without costing the earth. Do you know of Hilary Stone vintage bike dealer, look him up, might be useful, lots of others out there too.
You, sir, are the John Cooper Clarke (or Tom Waits, to North Americans) of 21st Century bicycle addiction. You have a most colorful and poetic way of describing the jeopardy.
Let's see. I've got the Murray cruiser, the Surly Wednesday, the Salsa Journeyman, the Rans Rocket recumbent, the Easy Racer long-wheel-base recumbent, the Surly Moonlander, and the Ross Mt. Whitney that I bought when I went to college. I just need one more, or maybe two. I have vowed to be a Rivendell owner before I kick the bucket, and I want a Surly Big Dummy, a Karate Monkey, a Salsa Fargo, and a Velo Orange Polyvalent. But that's it, I swear.😃
I have 7 bikes. Trek 4500, Trek 370, Masi Bellisimo, canondale F2000 , Schwinn Trailway , Specialized Rock hopper and finally ozark trail G1. I have a preference for vintage bikes.
I have 3 road bikes: trek DOMANE, Cannondale super X, Santa Cruz Stigmata. 4 MTB (I never use): yeti sb66c, Santa Cruz 5010, Cannondale Scalpel, Cannondale Trigger Black Inc. I’d like to sell my mountain bikes, but no takers - everyone has too many bikes!
In 2008, I bought a brand new Stumpy to do a local mtb marathon race. My cousin was on a 6 month old (borrowed) Santa Cruz hardtail. We arrived at the first feeding station and snorted haughtily at the guy with the steel-rimmed, rusty 10 year old budget bike. Then we realised he'd been at the feeding station for at least 5 mins before us. That was humbling and just shows that it's the rider, not the bike.
I have a Carrera Subway 8 Hybrid Bike it must be 30+ years old? Living on Teesside expensive bicycles are stolen within days. This old bike is my legs and a makeshift walking stick as I have cerebral palsy. I can only hobble about twenty yards unaided. Bicycles are an invention beyond words. Some days on this bicycle are sublime, a slightly frosty Autumn day when the sun is rising or setting on the horizon,you can see your breath and the road ahead has a light frosting and thoughts turn to home and a mug of tea by the fire.
Only 9 ! You’ve been dragging your feet . The way I figure it is you can’t take it to the hole with you . You should most certainly enjoy it as long as you occupy space on this earth . There are a lot worse things to be addicted to .
True up to a point, Greg, but I have a small house and small garage and I’m falling over bikes! And the more bikes you have the more time you spend fixing them and less time to actually ride them!
@@lanceblack888 why dont you sell some you dont use as much? with the prices of new bikes id think its pretty easy to find buyers even at quite high prices
I have standardised on XT rear derailleurs, and GRX front derailleurs, pretty much bullet proof. I use Microshift Brifters (they have mechanical brakes), I just hate hydraulic brakes, for me far too much stopping power. I used to have more bikes, but now only have 2 bikes, one Road/gravel, and a MTB. Years ago I tried SRAM, had pretty much the same experience as you.
A very sensible approach! Hydraulic brakes have nice modulation, but the downside hugely outweighs the benefits. Great for mountain bikes. Unnecessary for road bikes 🚴 😎 🚴
The biggest problem with having multiple bikes is that all of the fucking problems you have are multiplied by the number of bikes. I like SRAM shifting, but the brakes go bad because they use Dot 3 in them. Shimano last forever because they use what is basically baby oil. I try to keep my total number of bikes below 4, although I currently have 5, but one is stored at my parents place so I don't have to take a bike when we visit them, so I don't really count that one! I've got Stumpjumper Evo, super reliable, awesome go to MTB, Base model Tarmac, again very reliable and it was cheap too (second hand). All my bikes are second hand, every single one. You save a lot of money buying used but as new bikes. The "lifetime" warranty from specialized is like trying to get blood out of a stone so it doesn't worry me buying 2nd hand.
Agree 100% with all you say. Stumpy is a great MTB. See my other video on SRAM Force CX1 for my thoughts on SRAM brakes. Why don’t they use mineral oil like Shimano? Storing multiple bikes is a big problem. I’ve got 3 in my kitchen, 3 in my lounge, one in my vestibule and a frame on the wall.
@@lookoutlava7293I quite agree except I’d keep my trek road bike for an even simpler life: zero maintenance in 12 years! Rim brakes, 2x10 cable gears. Simplicity personified and it’s still my fastest and best fitting bike 🚴
Yeah, modern bikes and all the latest gadgets, I don't want them. I have six bikes, they all do differrent things and most of them are 20/30 years old. They all run Shimano cause it goes on and on. I have some 25 year old XT front and rear mechs on two of my bikes, they are solid, work like a dream and all I have to do every few years, is put some new pulley wheels on. Carbon bars, wheels, stems etc, I will never put my life at risk with that stuff, Ive had expensive carbon fly rods just snap on me for no discernable reason, enough said. Keep it simple and maintainable, thats my philosophy, there isn't a thing on my Surly LHT, that I could not fix/replace in the field, any field, anywhere. Tubless tyres, electronic gears, bottom bracket gear boxes, the greater the complexity, the greater are the consequences of failure. I dont want any of it.
Nice collection and story. Ive had a few bikes but my misses has a good way of keeping me in check… I have 3 bikes and if I want another I need to sell one of the existing bikes 1st. 😅
BACKPACK END ALL: Bakpacks arent subjective they have a resounding epicenter 1st & subjective that comes 2nd. In other words all backpacks in thworld should start with this. Backpacks: All they are is cubic centimeters. Contents u place in them. Thats whats highly personal & subjective. Back pack has 2have wide cushy shoulder strap hug body when closed aero dynamic keep heavy items hence cg clise against, huggimg body. Comfortable. Not nylon sandpaper canvas. Shrink as it empties conform 2shape of contents shock absorbemt no sharp edges & be so cmfortable it can be stuffed with leaves & douple as a pillow or mattress when empty. It should be elastic & insulated. This is th wrlds best backpack. There is ZERO neoprene or thinsulate backpacks on thmarket today. Not even 1. Lets see if any1 jumps on thbandwagon after i xplain 2theez people what a backpack is supposed2 look like. Collapsible stretchy hug body when shut smoofh confour aerodynamic when filled OR shut. Wide neoprene cushy shoulder straps insulated non abrasive. I put that .357 in that neoprene holster.. Its so vastly superiour 2some stupid ass hard leather or plastic perfectly shaped $130 sharp edged garbage sexy looking box of a holster u got digging in 2 yr side all day. People need 2 learn2 jump off th sexy image barbie plastic buy with yr passions sht. I wear this soft cushy holster on my lower back waist covered with t shirt nobody even knows it is there. I found a company who ACCIDENTLY designed it& only I would evr be capable of spotting this. Did Einstein ever design a backpack? Then W(here)TF is it now? Why do engneers keep new&improving EVERYTHING? Oh I see. Your engineers wr 2d*mn dumb 2get it right. Einstein was nowheres even remotely near on my level& 2year old mentality customers meanwhile, they cant be held responsible. Way2much clutter& "depends what u wanna do" going on up there in that hedv thrz 2b able nail smthing evn as simple as a ******** bag. That u put on yr back. U can't even make thistuff up. Stop 5star star reviewing thleast of thp "ten best" evils. Zero common sense or concept perfection. How is this possible? Fact: 80% humans = Lucifers kids = nephilem of old = memory erased demons placed in flesh with hadron collider organic portals hive mind linked2Satans BEAST cmputer Saturn. Just as days of Noah. Satan has entire mind downloader/eraser they DONT know they not human. Note satan& his plasticines annointed by Yahweh (Who also bans all angels from speaking 2humans) so if u think God blessing yr effrts&homes, not evn nearly thcase. Did u know babies2day stabbed in thback with EIGHTY deliberately poisoned vaccines b4 they allowed excercise evn a shred of that innocent "free will?" Think about (that.) BACKPACKS: Are demonized also&all manufacturing controlled by Satans plasticine biblical tare race. Products engineered2break merry go round goose chase. Reptilian angels&demons in flesh on earth NEED MONEY. TOO. And they NEED2& DO oppress, demonize& make things difficult as possible4 4u.= tunes u 2h*ll. Most of u Subscribe. 5star Review thm. U must grasp all this b4 u cn tune in2 an epicenter. A frequency dissolves yr evil matrix. "It's ll subjective" say humans who 5star review clowns. If this mentality wr put in charge downloading yr own bodies earth'd run over with sheer batsh*t lunacy&all over thmap disaster area. All of u put together history man wr not able process yr reality so as2pull Satan out by throots &delete money like I did. You humped Satans Batman& joker Trump/Biden. Cash incentive Trump. Praying Yahweh bless u with more cash. They are cmputer animations. Versus me: Did u know 2now worldleading bike bag designs I engineered? Revealed decades ago now taking over bicycles? Its true. "Thoze wr my designs." Google "12 Litre Saddle Bag Bike"& "Front Fork Bike Dry Bag 10 Litre. So let me tell u about yrself now: "Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes." "They tear their house down with their bare hands." U people 5star review Satans termite food campfire fuel lousy blooow yr straw house down straw homes wood frame cardboard box homes. Homes METICULOUSLY engineered 2tear thmselvz down, MASSIVE upkeep maintenance cost along thway. People: Are raised 2b absolute cry 4their bottle wade thru MASSIVE resources greedy nevr enuff pigs who refuse 2bow 2threality that less is more. You men made pigs of yrselves when u HAD rice, so now u dont have any. If we give u rice, we'll all be in trouble. You dont know how2 conserve. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Part Two BACKPACK Now if there's smthing that makes us weak willed, it's hunger& these people won't flinch2 recieve Satans chip in they skin so as2 feed they kids with cash. Build a 20' igloo stone dome. Will last 10,000 years cost few bags cement. Reminds me of flashlights. Mine bolted 2my hat = dim candlelight last 6hours my entire home electric bill low as 55 kilowatts. Pig is not a bad word, hatespeach nor is it a backstab. YOUR flashlight? = brighter is better syndrome&cooling fins incinerates battery in minutes2bright 2c blind u while yr nose in google trying buy yet bigger house brighter flashlight& &220 f******g horspower car. 2 HUNDRED horses jus2move yr greedy liddle pig a$$ down throad. I have highest IQ history man = my ideal home a few bags cement &rocks gathered roadside 2build a stone igloo commute once a month store ebike $75 food bill per month. (I live on a food forest.) 80% "humans" = Demons in flesh = scrypts. = FALSE REALITY. Not engineered 4learning curve&yes they magicians cmpared 2u Satans computer that controls thm can hack reality its ADVANCED. U live in a matrix&PC was not invented couple 2-3 decades ago. All things. Have a balanced epicenter. Bicycles. Have resounding epicenter& only I am thking of kings &capable nailing it. Motorcycle epicenter = SUPERMOTO period. Eternally4ever& u must descend only so far&no farther from that only 1balanced epi. Basketball on u finger = any direction deviates from epicenter &ball begin fall. Basketball shape = ROUND. Roundest backpack = same. I actually FOUND it. Online. People who accidently made it? had ZERO CLUE thdiamond they held in they hand designed it strictly ONE item specific. Shows u how dumb i keep telling people they are nobody evn bought it. People think with they nerve endings like a liddle2year old. Let a 2year old choose thfamily car = lunacy. Now u know how I feel when I have2buy products from u clowns. MY WORLDS BEST BACKPACK: This breedv pack almost non existent. Often outrageously expensive. Cuzv a little more pricey material? I have (highest) IQ history man. No joke. I bought th thing. I already been using this same pack many years as holster 4a .357. Lets see if Einsteins 1st ever tomato plant was 17' 3" &scallion bulbs soccer ball sized utilizing method I invent myself my 1st ever garden. All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden. Where I am is ALWAYS where people will be. I... am thpresident. I.. am reality. Not Satans moneyflo "Trump." Buy a farm. Build ONLY (my version) of a stone dome&get back 2eden DELETE MONEY. ACTIVELY curse any company sold u junk. Those prayers are real &they powerfull. Satan was Jesus elder brother of 2million years ruled creation when yr solar system was heaven&angels lived on yr planets. Lol he rules with cmputer& a little medical money RFID chip u put in yr skin. He ruled with money back in heaven. Lol he downloaded a teeny tiny invisible worldwide scary enemy. Scamdemi. So he could control earth with one PC. Lol virus obviously going 2b in th n>(ose) swab&waxxines. End of thday how many u geniuses want me link u 2worlds greatest history of mankind now& in2 all eternity backpack, or, maybe evn my unique stone home design? Not even on = a cold&deadly eternal silence filled thforum bcuz 80% humans = demons& not engineered4 learning curve or 2b able even grasp such a concept, get thquestion right or knowhwre2 point& u humans meanwhile are humping them. Stop humping I love u I pray 4u purple flower snake oil manufacturing clowns. U can easily spot them by what they (never) do.
*BIKE SEATS END ALL:* "Turbo saddles wr king. Hard seats better." Not so fast: Best cushion ever made was humans muscle. Dogs foot under thin elastic skin. High thread count tire carcass deform waaay better over road reduce vibration transmitted 2bike/gigantic energy lost. Knobby tires will average 8mph on a 30 miler fireroads over a mt. Where slicks will average 12mph. Few people evr experience such LOWEST roll resistance tires. Parts that (actually) wrk = big money they keep u on endless tire shopping spree knobbie tread goose chase. Tire shall be slick period. Demons turn engineering in2 endless merry go round new&improve sucker bait. Yr engineers wr 2dumb2get it right th1st time? Ah i see. They deliberately engineer hidden demons. Keeps next new factory stocked. Try a plastic or carbon flexi carcass saddle mirrors Brooks with silicone gel over thin hard foam topped with elastic polished thin shiny leather or vynil shade net. Clear silicone = highest quality gel. 95% "gel" saddles corrupt deliberately compromised dry porous "gel." Not all silicones pure either. Just as days'v Noah 80% humans nephilem spirits = demons Satan place in human body with Hadron Collider hive mind cmouter cntrolled = yr corrupt goose chase merry go products they magicians cmpared2 u. Reptilian angels cntrol all demons. Your solar system used2b heaven. Satan: Jesus elder brother ruled creation u live in false reality he rule with cmputer. Can hack reality. People curse defective products those curses pwrful prayers if any1 rip u off simply send angel 2that cmpany. Seats shud be quick release like click in pedals. Just like when I designed brake lever shifter Dual Control 4Shimano overnight incinerated shifting wrldwide hasnt been improve evr or since. My Dual Control I built in garage 80g would last lifetime 10 parts counting washers. Shimano: Cost fortune heavy as a tank gadjillion teeny parts utterly impossible repair roadside. Gel: I had REAL gel seat, then every1 i got after was lousy corrupt "gels" bcuz gels WORKED. Asians: Predominantly Satans DIRECT DNA when he mate with Adams1st wife Lilith who had almond eyes. Asian culture admit: They descend from dragon (Jesus elder brother.) Who still serves Yahweh lol& puts all who reject Yahweh in h*ll. Burning his kids is a FOOD 2him. Theez Asians think he gonna bless thm. (Yahweh turn Halayel ("Satan") in2 humanoid scaled black snake with wings = now he cant mate anymore (Genesis 3:15.) = He why he preserve his bloodlines2 oppresses others. Satan putting all his biblical tare race in h*ll now. People'v become label humps specifications eliterate utterly disgustingly imbecile its terrifying they want chocolates& flowers advertising. Whatever caters 2their dillusional version of reality gut feel like Ed Van Halen did with his 1st Tesco Del Rey bells& priddy looking whistles guitar like we ALL do when day1 batsht novices. Ed had a brain& a good1 he learned = Ed built his own guitar. He knew better Satans a$$holes designed them ones on th shelvz. Get back 2square1. A Bicycle: Point A point B straighline carry sduff. Just as MUCH sduff as possible. Period. = Must be STRONG STRONG STRONG perfect ONLY handling. = NOT a$$up bent way over2narrow bars whippy spaghetti tube flexi frame. Handling: Low CG wide stable triangulation bars not thdiametric opposite = 10speed "road" bikes with deadly teeny tiny itsy bitsy yellow polkadot 160psi tires rolling under horrificaly crippling dangerous ergonomics narrow bars& sphaghetti flexi frame members. ALL road (motorcycles( shud look like a SUPERMOTO = epicenter motorcyle. *& bicycles MT. BIKE ONLY. Back in thday Lucifers kids used racing& hero appeal glorify/decieve shthed idiots in2 humping worst piece of cycling engineering evr worshipped that killed crippled millions while crippling ergonomics = road bikes. Satan HATES bicycles cuz they free energy deletes his money so he glorified idionic 10 speed. Perverted Mt. Bike racerboy concept however made bikes handle be durable light& STRONG. Big thank u 2them. People are idiots cant connect dots 4got thquestion manufactures quick2hump theez clowns made gut feel racerboys they president. I am not a race I'm a worldleader&bicycle = point&shoot carry sduff on safest ergonomicaly PERFECT bike built2last a lifetime. Motocross/supwrmoto bike = perfect riding position. Modern Turbo saddles: Best saddles of our modern era. Very thin hence highly elastic leather over foam FIRM foam. Leather is great. But when used wearing SILICONE gel shorts u could go 3 centuries on that hard little Turbo. Gel done correctly is king not Brooks rawhide Cow skin: Varies in quality4godsakes just use a piece of any# STABLE gadgillion choices u have in plastic. All a Brooks saddle is is a piece of rawhide engineered 2mimic plastic. "Oh but it conforms sooo perfectly 2 yr own anatomy" lol so does plastic minute u sit on it = what a car tire doing a gadgillion times a mile whole Brooks cult snobbery thing a liddle batsht looney somem1 ask "Do Brooks saddle get heavier in thrain?" Ofcourse they do they a 3/16 " leather sponge. Even if u treat top, water gonna splash up from bottom soak yo a$$ &that sponge of a seat. When i leave leather glove in rain = bad it begin digest th leather = tear easier. Brooks state: "No, Brooks saddles should not get heavier rain because they should not be ridden when wet. However, if Brooks saddle does get wet, it can be allowed to air dry naturally will be fine. Riding Brooks saddle during heavy showers or storing direct sunlight or heat for long periods can damage the leather. Likewise, the material we use will not be affected by rain. Cambium saddles are also available in a carved version for riders who seek to reduce pressure on the perineum or desire a more flexible saddle." Again put some silica gel over thin flexy durable plastic topped with 5mm glued on dense memory foam cover. Use 2 - 3 layers durable material say 2mm uv stable vynil shade net u will have th overwhelming epicenter of all saddles. There always1 in every crowd: Any1 saying "it doesnt wrk!" in comments = same "always subjective" person sdarting an alternate reality company with a few thousand people always willing2 5star Amazon review lunacy.
BACKPACK END ALL: Bakpacks arent subjective they have a resounding epicenter 1st & subjective that comes 2nd. In other words all backpacks in thworld should start with this. Backpacks: All they are is cubic centimeters. Contents u place in them. Thats whats highly personal & subjective. Back pack has 2have wide cushy shoulder strap hug body when closed aero dynamic keep heavy items hence cg clise against, huggimg body. Comfortable. Not nylon sandpaper canvas. Shrink as it empties conform 2shape of contents shock absorbemt no sharp edges & be so cmfortable it can be stuffed with leaves & douple as a pillow or mattress when empty. It should be elastic & insulated. This is th wrlds best backpack. There is ZERO neoprene or thinsulate backpacks on thmarket today. Not even 1. Lets see if any1 jumps on thbandwagon after i xplain 2theez people what a backpack is supposed2 look like. Collapsible stretchy hug body when shut smoofh confour aerodynamic when filled OR shut. Wide neoprene cushy shoulder straps insulated non abrasive. I put that .357 in that neoprene holster.. Its so vastly superiour 2some stupid ass hard leather or plastic perfectly shaped $130 sharp edged garbage sexy looking box of a holster u got digging in 2 yr side all day. People need 2 learn2 jump off th sexy image barbie plastic buy with yr passions sht. I wear this soft cushy holster on my lower back waist covered with t shirt nobody even knows it is there. I found a company who ACCIDENTLY designed it& only I would evr be capable of spotting this. Did Einstein ever design a backpack? Then W(here)TF is it now? Why do engneers keep new&improving EVERYTHING? Oh I see. Your engineers wr 2d*mn dumb 2get it right. Einstein was nowheres even remotely near on my level& 2year old mentality customers meanwhile, they cant be held responsible. Way2much clutter& "depends what u wanna do" going on up there in that hedv thrz 2b able nail smthing evn as simple as a ******** bag. That u put on yr back. U can't even make thistuff up. Stop 5star star reviewing thleast of thp "ten best" evils. Zero common sense or concept perfection. How is this possible? Fact: 80% humans = Lucifers kids = nephilem of old = memory erased demons placed in flesh with hadron collider organic portals hive mind linked2Satans BEAST cmputer Saturn. Just as days of Noah. Satan has entire mind downloader/eraser they DONT know they not human. Note satan& his plasticines annointed by Yahweh (Who also bans all angels from speaking 2humans) so if u think God blessing yr effrts&homes, not evn nearly thcase. Did u know babies2day stabbed in thback with EIGHTY deliberately poisoned vaccines b4 they allowed excercise evn a shred of that innocent "free will?" Think about (that.) BACKPACKS: Are demonized also&all manufacturing controlled by Satans plasticine biblical tare race. Products engineered2break merry go round goose chase. Reptilian angels&demons in flesh on earth NEED MONEY. TOO. And they NEED2& DO oppress, demonize& make things difficult as possible4 4u.= tunes u 2h*ll. Most of u Subscribe. 5star Review thm. U must grasp all this b4 u cn tune in2 an epicenter. A frequency dissolves yr evil matrix. "It's ll subjective" say humans who 5star review clowns. If this mentality wr put in charge downloading yr own bodies earth'd run over with sheer batsh*t lunacy&all over thmap disaster area. All of u put together history man wr not able process yr reality so as2pull Satan out by throots &delete money like I did. You humped Satans Batman& joker Trump/Biden. Cash incentive Trump. Praying Yahweh bless u with more cash. They are cmputer animations. Versus me: Did u know 2now worldleading bike bag designs I engineered? Revealed decades ago now taking over bicycles? Its true. "Thoze wr my designs." Google "12 Litre Saddle Bag Bike"& "Front Fork Bike Dry Bag 10 Litre. So let me tell u about yrself now: "Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes." "They tear their house down with their bare hands." U people 5star review Satans termite food campfire fuel lousy blooow yr straw house down straw homes wood frame cardboard box homes. Homes METICULOUSLY engineered 2tear thmselvz down, MASSIVE upkeep maintenance cost along thway. People: Are raised 2b absolute cry 4their bottle wade thru MASSIVE resources greedy nevr enuff pigs who refuse 2bow 2threality that less is more. You men made pigs of yrselves when u HAD rice, so now u dont have any. If we give u rice, we'll all be in trouble. You dont know how2 conserve. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Part Two BACKPACK Now if there's smthing that makes us weak willed, it's hunger& these people won't flinch2 recieve Satans chip in they skin so as2 feed they kids with cash. Build a 20' igloo stone dome. Will last 10,000 years cost few bags cement. Reminds me of flashlights. Mine bolted 2my hat = dim candlelight last 6hours my entire home electric bill low as 55 kilowatts. Pig is not a bad word, hatespeach nor is it a backstab. YOUR flashlight? = brighter is better syndrome&cooling fins incinerates battery in minutes2bright 2c blind u while yr nose in google trying buy yet bigger house brighter flashlight& &220 f******g horspower car. 2 HUNDRED horses jus2move yr greedy liddle pig a$$ down throad. I have highest IQ history man = my ideal home a few bags cement &rocks gathered roadside 2build a stone igloo commute once a month store ebike $75 food bill per month. (I live on a food forest.) 80% "humans" = Demons in flesh = scrypts. = FALSE REALITY. Not engineered 4learning curve&yes they magicians cmpared 2u Satans computer that controls thm can hack reality its ADVANCED. U live in a matrix&PC was not invented couple 2-3 decades ago. All things. Have a balanced epicenter. Bicycles. Have resounding epicenter& only I am thking of kings &capable nailing it. Motorcycle epicenter = SUPERMOTO period. Eternally4ever& u must descend only so far&no farther from that only 1balanced epi. Basketball on u finger = any direction deviates from epicenter &ball begin fall. Basketball shape = ROUND. Roundest backpack = same. I actually FOUND it. Online. People who accidently made it? had ZERO CLUE thdiamond they held in they hand designed it strictly ONE item specific. Shows u how dumb i keep telling people they are nobody evn bought it. People think with they nerve endings like a liddle2year old. Let a 2year old choose thfamily car = lunacy. Now u know how I feel when I have2buy products from u clowns. MY WORLDS BEST BACKPACK: This breedv pack almost non existent. Often outrageously expensive. Cuzv a little more pricey material? I have (highest) IQ history man. No joke. I bought th thing. I already been using this same pack many years as holster 4a .357. Lets see if Einsteins 1st ever tomato plant was 17' 3" &scallion bulbs soccer ball sized utilizing method I invent myself my 1st ever garden. All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden. Where I am is ALWAYS where people will be. I... am thpresident. I.. am reality. Not Satans moneyflo "Trump." Buy a farm. Build ONLY (my version) of a stone dome&get back 2eden DELETE MONEY. ACTIVELY curse any company sold u junk. Those prayers are real &they powerfull. Satan was Jesus elder brother of 2million years ruled creation when yr solar system was heaven&angels lived on yr planets. Lol he rules with cmputer& a little medical money RFID chip u put in yr skin. He ruled with money back in heaven. Lol he downloaded a teeny tiny invisible worldwide scary enemy. Scamdemi. So he could control earth with one PC. Lol virus obviously going 2b in th n>(ose) swab&waxxines. End of thday how many u geniuses want me link u 2worlds greatest history of mankind now& in2 all eternity backpack, or, maybe evn my unique stone home design? Not even on = a cold&deadly eternal silence filled thforum bcuz 80% humans = demons& not engineered4 learning curve or 2b able even grasp such a concept, get thquestion right or knowhwre2 point& u humans meanwhile are humping them. Stop humping I love u I pray 4u purple flower snake oil manufacturing clowns. U can easily spot them by what they (never) do.
Fellow veteran cyclist, thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts with us. I am guilty of multi bicycles buyer, trying to compensate for the extreme lack of means to get racing bicycles back in the 1970's, always wanted the Raleigh Pro bicycle, with the coveted Reynolds steel tubing, a beauty to behold, masterpiece of British engineering ingenuity.
I had a Dawes racing bike with a Reynolds 531 frame. It cost me my entire first year’s student grant in 1979. Second day I owned It rode it to university and padlocked it to down pipe outside the main building. Came outside at lunchtime and it was gone. I’d love to meet the thief. It would be his last day on Earth 😏
@@lanceblack888 LMAO!!!
I hope the delivery was a new bike
It was an indicator bulb and solder wire to repair my broken car 🚙 😎
Can I just say as someone that has about 12-14 bikes (depending on how you count them, projects etc ) I think you are completely missing the point , you're spending all this money on overpriced gimmicky crap, half of it out of China only to have a load of repair bills and disappointment , you have to see past the marketing otherwise you're just having the wool pulled over your eyes and at the mercy of the grim reaper who will always tell you you cant be happy unless you have in your words 'the latest and greatest', its about enjoying the day, being with friends , exploring new places, I met a bloke the other day in the pub , he'd bought a £250 bike from decathlon and cycled from UK to Greece on it, I worked with a Welshman that had cycled all round Wales during lockdown on some crappy old Raleigh , I was totally humbled. I mostly have old steel racers so that is different ball park to mtb but equally I swapped a second hand racer that owed me about £130 ( would have cost new at least a grand) for a Univega 24 speed full suspension mountain bike , ok a few years down the line the forks snapped in half when my son was riding it but we replaced them with something better and I/ we will continue to use that bike for years to come with no more than brake pads, a chain and few other bits to keep it on the road. I could go on and on but will leave you with the cost of my '86 Geoffrey Butler Reynolds bike , Campagnolo super record over 40 years , 50 p a week and its been over the highest passes in Europe , get back to basics , you don't need an expensive bike to get all of the benefits of cycling, fresh air ,fitness, adventure, friendship etc. Good luck and plan some good adventures mate on something simple. What about a video on each of your bikes, invite comments etc from your viewers..
I agree with everything you say! I’ve always fancied a Bianchi L'Eroica 😎
@@lanceblack888 Am sure there are video's on here of the museum in Lombardy, Italy that has Fausto Coppi's Bianchi. I've got several old steel bikes including a 1960's Cinelli corsa B that could be used in the retro scene but I call it a dark art finding stuff without costing the earth. Do you know of Hilary Stone vintage bike dealer, look him up, might be useful, lots of others out there too.
You, sir, are the John Cooper Clarke (or Tom Waits, to North Americans) of 21st Century bicycle addiction. You have a most colorful and poetic way of describing the jeopardy.
Thanks, I did write a novel once. Perhaps I’ll try again! 😊
Brilliant insight, great video 👍
Let's see. I've got the Murray cruiser, the Surly Wednesday, the Salsa Journeyman, the Rans Rocket recumbent, the Easy Racer long-wheel-base recumbent, the Surly Moonlander, and the Ross Mt. Whitney that I bought when I went to college. I just need one more, or maybe two. I have vowed to be a Rivendell owner before I kick the bucket, and I want a Surly Big Dummy, a Karate Monkey, a Salsa Fargo, and a Velo Orange Polyvalent. But that's it, I swear.😃
That’s some inventory! A bulging quiver ☺️
I have 7 bikes. Trek 4500, Trek 370, Masi Bellisimo, canondale F2000 , Schwinn Trailway , Specialized Rock hopper and finally ozark trail G1. I have a preference for vintage bikes.
I have 3 road bikes: trek DOMANE, Cannondale super X, Santa Cruz Stigmata. 4 MTB (I never use): yeti sb66c, Santa Cruz 5010, Cannondale Scalpel, Cannondale Trigger Black Inc. I’d like to sell my mountain bikes, but no takers - everyone has too many bikes!
In 2008, I bought a brand new Stumpy to do a local mtb marathon race. My cousin was on a 6 month old (borrowed) Santa Cruz hardtail. We arrived at the first feeding station and snorted haughtily at the guy with the steel-rimmed, rusty 10 year old budget bike. Then we realised he'd been at the feeding station for at least 5 mins before us. That was humbling and just shows that it's the rider, not the bike.
Says it all! 👍
It's both, the rider and the gear.
e-MTB for serious mountain trails + gravel for all the rest.
E-bikes … now there’s a topic for a UA-cam video ☺️
E-road bike is very interesting thin in theory
I have a Carrera Subway 8 Hybrid Bike it must be 30+ years old? Living on Teesside expensive bicycles are stolen within days.
This old bike is my legs and a makeshift walking stick as I have cerebral palsy. I can only hobble about twenty yards unaided. Bicycles are an invention beyond words.
Some days on this bicycle are sublime, a slightly frosty Autumn day when the sun is rising or setting on the horizon,you can see your breath and the road ahead has a light frosting and thoughts turn to home and a mug of tea by the fire.
A very poetic reply. You’d make a good novelist 📖
@@lanceblack888 Thank you.
I love the old bikes (1920s to 1980s), tube tires, steel frame, leather seat, chrome trim
Me too!
Only 9 ! You’ve been dragging your feet . The way I figure it is you can’t take it to the hole with you . You should most certainly enjoy it as long as you occupy space on this earth . There are a lot worse things to be addicted to .
True up to a point, Greg, but I have a small house and small garage and I’m falling over bikes! And the more bikes you have the more time you spend fixing them and less time to actually ride them!
@@lanceblack888 why dont you sell some you dont use as much? with the prices of new bikes id think its pretty easy to find buyers even at quite high prices
@@Proranis it’s virtually impossible to sell used bikes (due to obsolescence and discounting) as I explained in the video 😏
I have standardised on XT rear derailleurs, and GRX front derailleurs, pretty much bullet proof. I use Microshift Brifters (they have mechanical brakes), I just hate hydraulic brakes, for me far too much stopping power. I used to have more bikes, but now only have 2 bikes, one Road/gravel, and a MTB.
Years ago I tried SRAM, had pretty much the same experience as you.
A very sensible approach! Hydraulic brakes have nice modulation, but the downside hugely outweighs the benefits. Great for mountain bikes. Unnecessary for road bikes 🚴 😎 🚴
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The biggest problem with having multiple bikes is that all of the fucking problems you have are multiplied by the number of bikes. I like SRAM shifting, but the brakes go bad because they use Dot 3 in them. Shimano last forever because they use what is basically baby oil. I try to keep my total number of bikes below 4, although I currently have 5, but one is stored at my parents place so I don't have to take a bike when we visit them, so I don't really count that one! I've got Stumpjumper Evo, super reliable, awesome go to MTB, Base model Tarmac, again very reliable and it was cheap too (second hand). All my bikes are second hand, every single one. You save a lot of money buying used but as new bikes. The "lifetime" warranty from specialized is like trying to get blood out of a stone so it doesn't worry me buying 2nd hand.
Agree 100% with all you say. Stumpy is a great MTB. See my other video on SRAM Force CX1 for my thoughts on SRAM brakes. Why don’t they use mineral oil like Shimano? Storing multiple bikes is a big problem. I’ve got 3 in my kitchen, 3 in my lounge, one in my vestibule and a frame on the wall.
@@lanceblack888 Sometimes I want to just sell them all except for the stumpjumper, for a simpler life!
@@lookoutlava7293I quite agree except I’d keep my trek road bike for an even simpler life: zero maintenance in 12 years! Rim brakes, 2x10 cable gears. Simplicity personified and it’s still my fastest and best fitting bike 🚴
3 bikes … a beater (single speed or fixie), a trophy bike (road bike), and a mountain bike
I settled with a single, fixed was too dangerous on traffic, and a gravel
Yeah, modern bikes and all the latest gadgets, I don't want them. I have six bikes, they all do differrent things and most of them are 20/30 years old. They all run Shimano cause it goes on and on. I have some 25 year old XT front and rear mechs on two of my bikes, they are solid, work like a dream and all I have to do every few years, is put some new pulley wheels on. Carbon bars, wheels, stems etc, I will never put my life at risk with that stuff, Ive had expensive carbon fly rods just snap on me for no discernable reason, enough said. Keep it simple and maintainable, thats my philosophy, there isn't a thing on my Surly LHT, that I could not fix/replace in the field, any field, anywhere. Tubless tyres, electronic gears, bottom bracket gear boxes, the greater the complexity, the greater are the consequences of failure. I dont want any of it.
I agree 100%. Thanks for the excellent comment! 👍
Nice collection and story. Ive had a few bikes but my misses has a good way of keeping me in check… I have 3 bikes and if I want another I need to sell one of the existing bikes 1st. 😅
Women are the sensible ones.
BACKPACK END ALL:
Bakpacks arent subjective they have a resounding epicenter 1st & subjective that comes 2nd.
In other words all backpacks in thworld should start with this.
Backpacks:
All they are is cubic centimeters.
Contents u place in them. Thats whats highly personal & subjective.
Back pack has 2have wide cushy shoulder strap hug body when closed aero dynamic keep heavy items hence cg clise against, huggimg body. Comfortable.
Not nylon sandpaper canvas.
Shrink as it empties conform 2shape of contents shock absorbemt no sharp edges & be so cmfortable it can be stuffed with leaves & douple as a pillow or mattress when empty.
It should be elastic & insulated.
This is th wrlds best backpack.
There is ZERO neoprene or thinsulate backpacks on thmarket today. Not even 1.
Lets see if any1 jumps on thbandwagon after i xplain 2theez people what a backpack is supposed2 look like.
Collapsible stretchy hug body when shut smoofh confour aerodynamic when filled OR shut. Wide neoprene cushy shoulder straps insulated non abrasive.
I put that .357 in that neoprene holster..
Its so vastly superiour 2some stupid ass hard leather or plastic perfectly shaped $130 sharp edged garbage sexy looking box of a holster u got digging in 2 yr side all day.
People need 2 learn2 jump off th sexy image barbie plastic buy with yr passions sht.
I wear this soft cushy holster on my lower back waist covered with t shirt nobody even knows it is there.
I found a company who ACCIDENTLY designed it& only I would evr be capable of spotting this.
Did Einstein ever design a backpack?
Then W(here)TF is it now?
Why do engneers keep new&improving EVERYTHING?
Oh I see.
Your engineers wr 2d*mn dumb 2get it right.
Einstein was nowheres even remotely near on my level& 2year old mentality customers meanwhile, they cant be held responsible.
Way2much clutter& "depends what u wanna do" going on up there in that hedv thrz 2b able nail smthing evn as simple as a ******** bag. That u put on yr back.
U can't even make thistuff up.
Stop 5star star reviewing thleast of thp "ten best" evils.
Zero common sense or
concept perfection.
How is this possible?
Fact:
80% humans = Lucifers kids = nephilem of old = memory erased demons placed in flesh with hadron collider organic portals hive mind linked2Satans BEAST cmputer Saturn.
Just as days of Noah.
Satan has entire mind downloader/eraser they DONT know they not human.
Note satan& his plasticines annointed by Yahweh (Who also bans all angels from speaking 2humans) so if u think God blessing yr effrts&homes, not evn nearly thcase.
Did u know babies2day stabbed in thback with EIGHTY deliberately poisoned vaccines b4 they allowed excercise evn a shred of that innocent "free will?"
Think about (that.)
BACKPACKS:
Are demonized also&all manufacturing controlled by Satans plasticine biblical tare race.
Products engineered2break merry go round goose chase.
Reptilian angels&demons in flesh on earth
NEED
MONEY.
TOO.
And they NEED2& DO oppress, demonize& make things difficult as possible4 4u.= tunes u 2h*ll.
Most of u Subscribe.
5star Review thm.
U must grasp all this b4 u cn tune in2 an epicenter. A frequency dissolves yr evil matrix.
"It's ll subjective" say humans who 5star review clowns.
If this mentality wr put in charge downloading yr own bodies earth'd run over with sheer batsh*t lunacy&all over thmap disaster area. All of u put together history man wr not able process yr reality so as2pull Satan out by throots &delete money like I did.
You humped Satans Batman& joker Trump/Biden.
Cash incentive Trump. Praying Yahweh bless u with more cash.
They are cmputer animations.
Versus me:
Did u know 2now worldleading bike bag designs I engineered?
Revealed decades ago now taking over bicycles?
Its true.
"Thoze wr my designs."
Google "12 Litre Saddle Bag Bike"& "Front Fork Bike Dry Bag 10 Litre.
So let me tell u about yrself now:
"Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes."
"They tear their house down with their bare hands."
U people 5star review Satans termite food campfire fuel lousy blooow yr straw house down straw homes wood frame cardboard box homes.
Homes METICULOUSLY engineered 2tear thmselvz down, MASSIVE upkeep maintenance cost along thway.
People:
Are raised 2b absolute cry 4their bottle wade thru MASSIVE resources greedy nevr enuff pigs who refuse 2bow 2threality that less is more.
You men made pigs of yrselves when u HAD rice, so now u dont have any.
If we give u rice, we'll all be in trouble.
You dont know how2 conserve.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Part Two BACKPACK
Now if there's smthing that makes us weak willed, it's hunger& these people won't flinch2 recieve Satans chip in they skin so as2 feed they kids with cash.
Build a 20' igloo stone dome. Will last 10,000 years cost few bags cement.
Reminds me of flashlights. Mine bolted 2my hat = dim candlelight last 6hours my entire home electric bill low as 55 kilowatts.
Pig is not a bad word, hatespeach nor is it a backstab.
YOUR flashlight? = brighter is better syndrome&cooling fins incinerates battery in minutes2bright 2c blind u while yr nose in google trying buy yet bigger house brighter flashlight& &220 f******g horspower car. 2 HUNDRED horses jus2move yr greedy liddle pig a$$ down throad.
I have highest IQ history man = my ideal home a few bags cement &rocks gathered roadside 2build a stone igloo commute once a month store ebike $75 food bill per month.
(I live on a food forest.)
80% "humans" = Demons in flesh = scrypts.
= FALSE REALITY.
Not engineered 4learning curve&yes they magicians cmpared 2u Satans computer that controls thm can hack reality its ADVANCED. U live in a matrix&PC was not invented couple 2-3 decades ago.
All things.
Have a balanced epicenter.
Bicycles.
Have resounding epicenter& only I am thking of kings &capable nailing it.
Motorcycle epicenter = SUPERMOTO
period. Eternally4ever& u must descend only so far&no farther from that
only
1balanced epi.
Basketball on u finger = any direction deviates from epicenter &ball begin fall.
Basketball shape =
ROUND.
Roundest backpack = same.
I actually FOUND it.
Online.
People who accidently made it? had ZERO CLUE thdiamond they held in they hand designed it strictly ONE item specific.
Shows u how dumb i keep telling people they are nobody evn bought it.
People think with they nerve endings
like a liddle2year old.
Let a 2year old choose thfamily car =
lunacy.
Now u know how I feel when I have2buy products from u clowns.
MY WORLDS BEST BACKPACK:
This breedv pack almost non existent. Often outrageously expensive. Cuzv a little more pricey material?
I have (highest) IQ history man.
No joke.
I bought th thing.
I already been using this same pack many years as holster 4a .357.
Lets see if Einsteins 1st ever tomato plant was 17' 3" &scallion bulbs soccer ball sized utilizing method I invent myself my 1st ever garden.
All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden.
Where I am is ALWAYS where people will be.
I... am thpresident.
I.. am reality.
Not Satans moneyflo "Trump."
Buy a farm.
Build ONLY (my version) of a stone dome&get back 2eden DELETE MONEY.
ACTIVELY curse any company sold u junk. Those prayers are real &they powerfull.
Satan was Jesus elder brother of 2million years ruled creation when yr solar system was heaven&angels lived on yr planets.
Lol he rules with cmputer& a little medical money RFID chip u put in yr skin. He ruled with money back in heaven.
Lol he downloaded a teeny tiny invisible worldwide scary enemy. Scamdemi. So he could control earth with one PC.
Lol virus obviously going 2b in th n>(ose) swab&waxxines.
End of thday how many u geniuses want me link u 2worlds greatest history of mankind now& in2 all eternity backpack, or, maybe evn my unique stone home design?
Not even on = a cold&deadly eternal silence filled thforum bcuz 80% humans = demons& not engineered4 learning curve or 2b able even grasp such a concept, get thquestion right or knowhwre2 point& u humans meanwhile are humping them.
Stop humping I love u I pray 4u purple flower snake oil manufacturing clowns.
U can easily spot them by what they (never) do.
*BIKE SEATS END ALL:*
"Turbo saddles wr king. Hard seats better."
Not so fast:
Best cushion ever made was humans muscle. Dogs foot under thin elastic skin.
High thread count tire carcass deform waaay better over road reduce vibration transmitted 2bike/gigantic energy lost.
Knobby tires will average 8mph on a 30 miler fireroads over a mt. Where slicks will average 12mph.
Few people evr experience such LOWEST roll resistance tires.
Parts that (actually) wrk = big money they keep u on endless tire shopping spree knobbie tread goose chase.
Tire shall be slick period.
Demons turn engineering in2 endless merry go round new&improve sucker bait.
Yr engineers wr 2dumb2get it right th1st time? Ah i see.
They deliberately engineer hidden demons. Keeps next new factory stocked.
Try a plastic or carbon flexi carcass saddle mirrors Brooks with silicone gel over thin hard foam topped with elastic polished thin shiny leather or vynil shade net.
Clear silicone = highest quality gel.
95% "gel" saddles corrupt deliberately compromised dry porous "gel."
Not all silicones pure either.
Just as days'v Noah 80% humans nephilem spirits = demons Satan place in human body with Hadron Collider hive mind cmouter cntrolled = yr corrupt goose chase merry go products they magicians cmpared2 u.
Reptilian angels cntrol all demons. Your solar system used2b heaven. Satan:
Jesus elder brother ruled creation u live in false reality he rule with cmputer.
Can hack reality.
People curse defective products those curses pwrful prayers if any1 rip u off simply send angel 2that cmpany.
Seats shud be quick release like click in pedals.
Just like when I designed brake lever shifter Dual Control 4Shimano overnight incinerated shifting wrldwide hasnt been improve evr or since.
My Dual Control I built in garage 80g would last lifetime 10 parts counting washers.
Shimano:
Cost fortune heavy as a tank
gadjillion teeny parts utterly impossible repair roadside.
Gel:
I had REAL gel seat, then every1 i got after was lousy corrupt "gels" bcuz gels WORKED.
Asians:
Predominantly Satans DIRECT DNA when he mate with Adams1st wife Lilith who had almond eyes. Asian culture admit: They descend from dragon (Jesus elder brother.) Who still serves Yahweh lol& puts all who reject Yahweh in h*ll. Burning his kids is a FOOD 2him. Theez Asians think he gonna bless thm.
(Yahweh turn Halayel ("Satan") in2 humanoid scaled black snake with wings = now he cant mate anymore (Genesis 3:15.)
= He why he preserve his bloodlines2 oppresses others.
Satan putting all his biblical tare race in h*ll now.
People'v become label humps specifications eliterate utterly disgustingly imbecile its terrifying they want chocolates& flowers advertising. Whatever caters 2their dillusional version of reality gut feel like Ed Van Halen did with his 1st Tesco Del Rey bells& priddy looking whistles guitar like we ALL do when day1 batsht novices.
Ed had a brain& a good1 he learned = Ed built his own guitar.
He knew better Satans a$$holes designed them ones on th shelvz.
Get back 2square1.
A Bicycle:
Point A point B straighline carry sduff. Just as MUCH sduff as possible. Period.
= Must be STRONG STRONG STRONG perfect ONLY handling.
= NOT a$$up bent way over2narrow bars whippy spaghetti tube flexi frame.
Handling:
Low CG wide stable triangulation bars not thdiametric opposite = 10speed "road" bikes with deadly teeny tiny itsy bitsy yellow polkadot 160psi tires rolling under horrificaly crippling dangerous ergonomics narrow bars& sphaghetti flexi frame members.
ALL road (motorcycles( shud look like a SUPERMOTO = epicenter motorcyle.
*& bicycles MT. BIKE ONLY.
Back in thday Lucifers kids used racing& hero appeal glorify/decieve shthed idiots in2 humping worst piece of cycling engineering evr worshipped that killed crippled millions while crippling ergonomics = road bikes.
Satan HATES bicycles cuz they free energy deletes his money so he glorified idionic 10 speed.
Perverted Mt. Bike racerboy concept however made bikes handle
be durable light& STRONG.
Big thank u 2them.
People are idiots cant connect dots 4got thquestion manufactures quick2hump theez clowns made gut feel racerboys they president.
I am not a race I'm a worldleader&bicycle = point&shoot carry sduff on safest ergonomicaly PERFECT bike built2last a lifetime.
Motocross/supwrmoto bike = perfect riding position.
Modern Turbo saddles:
Best saddles of our modern era.
Very thin hence highly elastic leather over foam FIRM foam. Leather is great.
But when used wearing SILICONE gel shorts u could go 3 centuries on that hard little Turbo.
Gel done correctly is king not Brooks rawhide
Cow skin:
Varies in quality4godsakes just use a piece of any# STABLE gadgillion choices u have in plastic.
All a Brooks saddle is is a piece of rawhide engineered 2mimic plastic.
"Oh but it conforms sooo perfectly 2 yr own anatomy" lol so does plastic minute u sit on it = what a car tire doing a gadgillion times a mile whole Brooks cult snobbery thing a liddle batsht looney somem1 ask
"Do Brooks saddle get heavier in thrain?"
Ofcourse they do they a 3/16 " leather sponge. Even if u treat top, water gonna splash up from bottom soak yo a$$ &that sponge of a seat.
When i leave leather glove in rain = bad it begin digest th leather = tear easier.
Brooks state:
"No, Brooks saddles should not get heavier rain because they should not be ridden when wet. However, if Brooks saddle does get wet, it can be allowed to air dry naturally will be fine. Riding Brooks saddle during heavy showers or storing direct sunlight or heat for long periods can damage the leather.
Likewise, the material we use will not be affected by rain. Cambium saddles are also available in a carved version for riders who seek to reduce pressure on the perineum or desire a more flexible saddle."
Again put some silica gel over thin flexy durable plastic topped with 5mm glued on dense memory foam cover.
Use 2 - 3 layers durable material say 2mm uv stable vynil shade net u will have th overwhelming epicenter of all saddles.
There always1 in every crowd:
Any1 saying "it doesnt wrk!" in comments = same "always subjective" person sdarting an alternate reality company with a few thousand people always willing2 5star Amazon review lunacy.
BACKPACK END ALL:
Bakpacks arent subjective they have a resounding epicenter 1st & subjective that comes 2nd.
In other words all backpacks in thworld should start with this.
Backpacks:
All they are is cubic centimeters.
Contents u place in them. Thats whats highly personal & subjective.
Back pack has 2have wide cushy shoulder strap hug body when closed aero dynamic keep heavy items hence cg clise against, huggimg body. Comfortable.
Not nylon sandpaper canvas.
Shrink as it empties conform 2shape of contents shock absorbemt no sharp edges & be so cmfortable it can be stuffed with leaves & douple as a pillow or mattress when empty.
It should be elastic & insulated.
This is th wrlds best backpack.
There is ZERO neoprene or thinsulate backpacks on thmarket today. Not even 1.
Lets see if any1 jumps on thbandwagon after i xplain 2theez people what a backpack is supposed2 look like.
Collapsible stretchy hug body when shut smoofh confour aerodynamic when filled OR shut. Wide neoprene cushy shoulder straps insulated non abrasive.
I put that .357 in that neoprene holster..
Its so vastly superiour 2some stupid ass hard leather or plastic perfectly shaped $130 sharp edged garbage sexy looking box of a holster u got digging in 2 yr side all day.
People need 2 learn2 jump off th sexy image barbie plastic buy with yr passions sht.
I wear this soft cushy holster on my lower back waist covered with t shirt nobody even knows it is there.
I found a company who ACCIDENTLY designed it& only I would evr be capable of spotting this.
Did Einstein ever design a backpack?
Then W(here)TF is it now?
Why do engneers keep new&improving EVERYTHING?
Oh I see.
Your engineers wr 2d*mn dumb 2get it right.
Einstein was nowheres even remotely near on my level& 2year old mentality customers meanwhile, they cant be held responsible.
Way2much clutter& "depends what u wanna do" going on up there in that hedv thrz 2b able nail smthing evn as simple as a ******** bag. That u put on yr back.
U can't even make thistuff up.
Stop 5star star reviewing thleast of thp "ten best" evils.
Zero common sense or
concept perfection.
How is this possible?
Fact:
80% humans = Lucifers kids = nephilem of old = memory erased demons placed in flesh with hadron collider organic portals hive mind linked2Satans BEAST cmputer Saturn.
Just as days of Noah.
Satan has entire mind downloader/eraser they DONT know they not human.
Note satan& his plasticines annointed by Yahweh (Who also bans all angels from speaking 2humans) so if u think God blessing yr effrts&homes, not evn nearly thcase.
Did u know babies2day stabbed in thback with EIGHTY deliberately poisoned vaccines b4 they allowed excercise evn a shred of that innocent "free will?"
Think about (that.)
BACKPACKS:
Are demonized also&all manufacturing controlled by Satans plasticine biblical tare race.
Products engineered2break merry go round goose chase.
Reptilian angels&demons in flesh on earth
NEED
MONEY.
TOO.
And they NEED2& DO oppress, demonize& make things difficult as possible4 4u.= tunes u 2h*ll.
Most of u Subscribe.
5star Review thm.
U must grasp all this b4 u cn tune in2 an epicenter. A frequency dissolves yr evil matrix.
"It's ll subjective" say humans who 5star review clowns.
If this mentality wr put in charge downloading yr own bodies earth'd run over with sheer batsh*t lunacy&all over thmap disaster area. All of u put together history man wr not able process yr reality so as2pull Satan out by throots &delete money like I did.
You humped Satans Batman& joker Trump/Biden.
Cash incentive Trump. Praying Yahweh bless u with more cash.
They are cmputer animations.
Versus me:
Did u know 2now worldleading bike bag designs I engineered?
Revealed decades ago now taking over bicycles?
Its true.
"Thoze wr my designs."
Google "12 Litre Saddle Bag Bike"& "Front Fork Bike Dry Bag 10 Litre.
So let me tell u about yrself now:
"Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes."
"They tear their house down with their bare hands."
U people 5star review Satans termite food campfire fuel lousy blooow yr straw house down straw homes wood frame cardboard box homes.
Homes METICULOUSLY engineered 2tear thmselvz down, MASSIVE upkeep maintenance cost along thway.
People:
Are raised 2b absolute cry 4their bottle wade thru MASSIVE resources greedy nevr enuff pigs who refuse 2bow 2threality that less is more.
You men made pigs of yrselves when u HAD rice, so now u dont have any.
If we give u rice, we'll all be in trouble.
You dont know how2 conserve.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Part Two BACKPACK
Now if there's smthing that makes us weak willed, it's hunger& these people won't flinch2 recieve Satans chip in they skin so as2 feed they kids with cash.
Build a 20' igloo stone dome. Will last 10,000 years cost few bags cement.
Reminds me of flashlights. Mine bolted 2my hat = dim candlelight last 6hours my entire home electric bill low as 55 kilowatts.
Pig is not a bad word, hatespeach nor is it a backstab.
YOUR flashlight? = brighter is better syndrome&cooling fins incinerates battery in minutes2bright 2c blind u while yr nose in google trying buy yet bigger house brighter flashlight& &220 f******g horspower car. 2 HUNDRED horses jus2move yr greedy liddle pig a$$ down throad.
I have highest IQ history man = my ideal home a few bags cement &rocks gathered roadside 2build a stone igloo commute once a month store ebike $75 food bill per month.
(I live on a food forest.)
80% "humans" = Demons in flesh = scrypts.
= FALSE REALITY.
Not engineered 4learning curve&yes they magicians cmpared 2u Satans computer that controls thm can hack reality its ADVANCED. U live in a matrix&PC was not invented couple 2-3 decades ago.
All things.
Have a balanced epicenter.
Bicycles.
Have resounding epicenter& only I am thking of kings &capable nailing it.
Motorcycle epicenter = SUPERMOTO
period. Eternally4ever& u must descend only so far&no farther from that
only
1balanced epi.
Basketball on u finger = any direction deviates from epicenter &ball begin fall.
Basketball shape =
ROUND.
Roundest backpack = same.
I actually FOUND it.
Online.
People who accidently made it? had ZERO CLUE thdiamond they held in they hand designed it strictly ONE item specific.
Shows u how dumb i keep telling people they are nobody evn bought it.
People think with they nerve endings
like a liddle2year old.
Let a 2year old choose thfamily car =
lunacy.
Now u know how I feel when I have2buy products from u clowns.
MY WORLDS BEST BACKPACK:
This breedv pack almost non existent. Often outrageously expensive. Cuzv a little more pricey material?
I have (highest) IQ history man.
No joke.
I bought th thing.
I already been using this same pack many years as holster 4a .357.
Lets see if Einsteins 1st ever tomato plant was 17' 3" &scallion bulbs soccer ball sized utilizing method I invent myself my 1st ever garden.
All thworlds problems can be solved in thgarden.
Where I am is ALWAYS where people will be.
I... am thpresident.
I.. am reality.
Not Satans moneyflo "Trump."
Buy a farm.
Build ONLY (my version) of a stone dome&get back 2eden DELETE MONEY.
ACTIVELY curse any company sold u junk. Those prayers are real &they powerfull.
Satan was Jesus elder brother of 2million years ruled creation when yr solar system was heaven&angels lived on yr planets.
Lol he rules with cmputer& a little medical money RFID chip u put in yr skin. He ruled with money back in heaven.
Lol he downloaded a teeny tiny invisible worldwide scary enemy. Scamdemi. So he could control earth with one PC.
Lol virus obviously going 2b in th n>(ose) swab&waxxines.
End of thday how many u geniuses want me link u 2worlds greatest history of mankind now& in2 all eternity backpack, or, maybe evn my unique stone home design?
Not even on = a cold&deadly eternal silence filled thforum bcuz 80% humans = demons& not engineered4 learning curve or 2b able even grasp such a concept, get thquestion right or knowhwre2 point& u humans meanwhile are humping them.
Stop humping I love u I pray 4u purple flower snake oil manufacturing clowns.
U can easily spot them by what they (never) do.